Just wondering as there are some people toxic either online or itl, but are the people online just as toxic as they are online or are they a different person irl?

Hopefully this post makes some sense.

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    12 days ago

    Yes, people who have completely shaped themselves based on the internet (zoomers)

    I think tha’s what made early internet nice and new internet bad - early internet is people who are used to politeness and being normal using the internet as a tool ot be more sociable, new internet is people with fried dopamine receptors who are used to porn, gore and bullying and get points for saying shocking things.

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        12 days ago

        Yeah but i interpret the question as “is there anyone mean in the same way and to the same extent as online trolls/cyberbullies.”

        There are, for instance, people who replicate the methods of cyberbullying in real life. Guess that’s why gaslighting is such a popular term now.